5400 is a standard rpm...it's an older standard though, 7200rpm is what's most common in desktop pc's nowadays. 5400 rpm shouldn't be too bad considering most laptop hard drives are 4200rpm.
On 10/13/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a standard for speed (rpm)? I was discussing putting Linux on my > laptop with someone -- the problem being that I have Flash on it, which > afaik does not have a Linux version -- and someone suggested a second hard > drive. He carries his around in a little case and it is truew that for about > the price of a 1GB USB I can get 20 or 30 gig. > Anyway, I ask because Froogle is turning up a 20 gig at the same price as > most 4 gig drives, and it specifies an rpm (5400). Anyone know offhand if > this is ancient technology? If it's for Linux, do I care if it's slow? > > Dana > > -- > In the long run we are all dead. - John Maynard Keynes > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:177032 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
